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freeware

[ free-wair ]

noun

  1. computer software distributed without charge.


freeware

/ ˈڰːˌɛə /

noun

  1. computer software that may be distributed and used without payment
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freeware

/ ڰŧâ′ /

  1. Software that is available to users for free. Freeware is often made available for downloading over the Internet.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of freeware1

First recorded in 1980–85
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In early March, Smirnova shared a statement about her thoughts on the Russia-Ukraine war on Telegram – a freeware instant messaging system where posts can be shared with the public.

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The game arrived in 2013 as a freeware project authored by a Swedish IT professional named Anton Wallén, right as Google was working to fill in the gaps to worldwide camera coverage.

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Here’s the caveat: If you weren’t actively looking for a particular program, do NOT download freeware you find on the internet.

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It doesn’t help that Facebook’s first tests look like flat banner ads from a website or freeware game.

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“I found an Internet forum of people who were doing freeware games, where you make a game and give it for free on the Internet,” Robinson Swink says.

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